The Apple Exec In Charge Of Buying Companies Met With Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Lee and Baker write, "such a high-level meeting between the two Silicon Valley giants involving their top dealmakers suggests Apple was very much interested in buying the electric car pioneer."
That's probably a stretch.
Corporate development executives like Perica are always meeting with senior executives from other companies to discuss everything from potential partnerships to possible joint investments.
Rather than some huge, earth-shattering merger, it's more likely the meeting was about how Apple can become a better partner with Tesla. Perhaps by integrating iOS or Siri into the car's sophisticated entertainment/information system in some way.
9t05Mac's Seth Weintraub speculates that Apple may want to invest in Tesla's new battery factory.
He writes, "Tesla is set to announce a US battery 'Gigafactory' in the coming days that will more than double world-wide lithium-ion battery production. Apple obviously has a huge interest here, as it uses the batteries in all of its products. "
That seems more likely.
(Still, it would be fun to see what Musk could do with Tesla using all of Apple's cash, wouldn't it?)